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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2002
Page
1
A crane raised a fresh cupola onto the 78 year old Round flow structure at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs last week marking a renovation milestone. Story and photos appear on Page A13 in Local News.
War veterans from Cerro, Questa, Taos and Anigel Fire are invited to assist drea health-care officials in rolling out an initiative to enhance Veterans Administration services. Trek for Trash saw Gov Johnson bike into Taos on Sept 28 as part of a statewide cleanup effort. locally 180+ participants bagged 4600 pounds of trash. Cows may dominate Tarleton farm fields on Taos Ski Valley Road, while radio controlled planes captivate hobbyists.
23 year old Richard Frésquez indicted by Taos grand jury on charges including attempted murder four counts of criminal sexual penetration aggravated burglary robbery tampering with evidence false imprisonment and two counts of criminal sexual contact in a May 18 rape at a residence near a southside spa. If convicted he could face over 67 years. He is also the prime suspect in the July 14 murder of LeAnne Martinez and is jailed for parole violation linked to a stolen Martinez vehicle. The rape occurred as the victim a 40 year old woman living alone was awakened by a man at her bedside beaten raped and strangled. See FRESQUEZ Page A7.
Taos County faces rising property taxes due to a state law requiring residential property to be appraised at 85 percent or above market value by January 2003. Rates can rise no more than 3 percent annually thereafter. Officials cite lack of real estate disclosure as a hurdle to pricing, with nonresidential properties unaffected.
Illegal dumping fouls Taos arroyos as Solid Waste Director Uvaldo Olomas and volunteer Carisa Joseph organize a three day cleanup October 17 to 19. The effort will cover eight sites with two municipalities, several villages, community groups, and agencies including BLM and the Forest Service, plus Waste Management Inc and local partners.
Traffic engineers told about 100 residents at a Sept 25 meeting that Taos downtown traffic is severe and will worsen. Molzen-Corbin and Associates of Albuquerque outlined eight proposed relief routes, eliminating three after scoring tests and continuing study on five. Public input warned against building four-lane sections on State Hwy 68 and questioned the mix of local versus tourist traffic.
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